Prussia - The Original name for Germany ?

[JRT]

Originally Posted by Jippo

Funny thing about Finnish language is that whole Germany is still called Saksa after the Saxon tribes.

And Saksa is not the only example. Finnish word for Sweden, Ruotsi,is derived from Roslagen, which was the swedish word used to name the (Swedish) shores of the Baltic. Sweden in Estonian language, Rootsi, has the same origins. Most other languages I've come up with call Sweden something that has the Swe/Sve letters.

Finnish word for Estonia, Viro, comes of course from the Virumaa region of Estonia. Most of the languages know the place as something that has the letters Est.

Finnish/Estonian naming for Russia is also interesting. Most languages know the country by Rus/Ros - something after the Kievan Rus. However in Finnish the country is called Venäjä and in Estonian it's Venemaa.



Origins of names of places are indeed interesting.

[Kitsune]

Funny thing about Finnish language is that whole Germany is still called Saksa after the Saxon tribes.

Well, the English call Deutschland still Germany, after the Latin word for its people which was "Germani". Meanwhile, the French call the same country "Allemagne" after the Allemanni tribe who once ruled a large part of Western Germany. We Germans in return call France "Frankreich", meaning "Realm of the Franks" after the Frankish tribe. And so forth. So, the Finns with their Saksa name are not so special at all.

[JCR]

Ungarn (Hungary) doesn't really have much to do with Magyarország.
Or Georgia with Sakartvelo.

[Pvt.Anderson]

As a Bavarian I would feel offended if my nationality was "Prussian"

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[tluassa]

Originally Posted by Pvt.Anderson

As a Bavarian I would feel offended if my nationality was "Prussian"

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Hey, that Bavarians and Prussians are a great match has even found its entrance into TV series